From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N987A, BL8, reported a bird strike on departure roll. Aircraft aborted takeoff and returned to the ramp. Damage: not reported. 12/11 1917Z. Verified with maintenance records there was no damage done to aircraft due to bird strike.
As the FAA filed it
N987A, BL8, REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE ON DEPARTURE ROLL. AIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE RAMP. DAMAGE: NOT REPORTED. 12/11 1917Z. VERIFIED WITH MAINTENANCE RECORDS THERE WAS NO DAMAGE DONE TO AIRCRAFT DUE TO BIRD STRIKE.